This project will employ a cross-national comparative analysis to explore the frameworks and variance in services that address harms and risks associated with alcohol and drug use in Sydney and other night life capitals.
This project will employ a cross-national comparative analysis to explore the frameworks and variance in services that address harms and risks associated with alcohol and drug use in Sydney and other night life capitals (e.g., London and Amsterdam)’s nightlife entertainment settings and outdoor festivals. In order to identify key learnings in terms of strengths and shortcomings, the variance in each country’s discrete laws, policing measures, urban governance and drug-specific programs will be explored.
Component 1: Systematic Review - To critically appraise the extant literature on the types of strategies employed and the benefits and drawbacks of different AOD harm reduction initiatives in licensed entertainment precincts, venues and outdoor music festivals.
Component 2: 2020 Global Drug Survey – To construct and administer a new NTE module to a global sample of patrons, and thereby assess patron use and perceptions of AOD related harm reduction programs in NTEs in 30> countries including any cross-national variance.
Component 3: Field observations and Stakeholder interviews: To canvass and analyse key stakeholder perspectives on the utility of pro-active harm reduction initiatives via detailed qualitative interviews and on-site field observations in Sydney and two comparator cities. To better understand the difference policies that underpin each city’s governance structures designed to address drug-related harms the NTE, the context of each city’s political economy, historical and socio-cultural dynamics, laws, and approaches to policing will also be examined.
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